Scripps National News Interviews Vikki Wachino About The Medicaid Reentry Act & Correctional Health Coordinators

In a Scripps National News report about the spike of COVID-19 cases within corrections, Vikki Wachino discusses how relief legislation moving through Congress needs to address COVID-19 in prisons and jails. She describes how the Medicaid Reentry Act would allow Medicaid to cover incarcerated people 30 days before release, improving public health and safety. Vikki also touched upon the potential impact of COCHS' proposal for Correctional Health Coordinators to improve the COVID-19 emergency response in prisons and jails.